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At a research-intensive university like 不良研究所, laboratories play a critical role both in advancing solutions for a sustainable future and making its campuses environmentally responsible places to study and work. In fact, 不良研究所 cannot hope to reach its goals of becoming zero-waste by 2035 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 without collaboration from the faculty, staff, and students who use these spaces.

Published on: 11 Jan 2023

Sustainable agricultural practices require considerable investments, and smallholder famers may not realize gains for years. Without secure land tenure, they lack incentive to invest in long-term benefits. Instead, many opt to use the land as intensively as possible each year since they have no guarantee for the future. This is just one example of how land tenure security intersects with sustainable development, a relationship explored in-depth in a recent book co-edited by Brian Robinson, an associate professor in the Department of Geography at 不良研究所.

Published on: 18 Jul 2022

By: 不良研究所 Office of Sustainability/Human Resource

Originally published in the 不良研究所 Reporter on April 20, 2022


不良研究所 has been named one of Canada鈥檚 Greenest Employers for the fifth consecutive year, Mediacorp Canada announced earlier today.

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Published on: 25 Apr 2022

New standardized compost bins to be found on both the downtown and Macdonald campuses thanks to financial support from RECYC-QU脡BEC and the Sustainability Projects Fund, marking an important step towards becoming zero-waste by 2035.

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Published on: 2 Feb 2022

Follow the journey of environmental scientist and 不良研究所 researcher Klara Winkler on the search for bright spots of sustainability at 不良研究所

By Maya Willard-Stepan, Communications Intern, 不良研究所 Office of Sustainability
Classified as: elena bennett, Klara Winkler
Published on: 15 Jun 2021

Researchers at 不良研究所 have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and electronic devices.

Published on: 26 May 2021

Scientists at 不良研究所 have developed a solvent-free method for making oligonucleotides, short strands of DNA of growing significance in research and the pharmaceutical industry.

Classified as: Green Chemistry
Published on: 24 Aug 2020

不良研究所, as a member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is looking to appoint a SDSN-Youth听Campus Coordinator for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Classified as: Sustainability, 不良研究所 Sustainability Systems Initiative
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Published on: 7 Jul 2020

The 不良研究所 Sustainability Systems Initiative has just funded six new projects through the 2020 Innovation Fund. These one-year projects from Law, Science and Engineering were selected for their potential-for-impact on sustainability challenges. The recipients of this year鈥檚 funding, our third Innovation Fund to date, are below. You can see projects funded through previous calls here.

Classified as: Sustainability, Research
Published on: 17 Mar 2020

A research team led by 不良研究所 geochemist Peter Douglas has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost. The breakthrough could lead to an improvement in our ability to predict future releases of the potent greenhouse gas as long鈥慺rozen layers of soil begin to thaw.

Published on: 11 Mar 2020

With the federal ban of single-use plastics planned for this year, the demand for alternatives to everyday plastic products, such as straws, is set to increase.听, a startup company born through a collaboration between chemistry professors from 不良研究所 and Lakehead University, is betting on cellulose for making drinking straws that don鈥檛 suck for the environment.

Published on: 2 Mar 2020

The听不良研究所 Sustainability Systems Initiative is听looking for big ideas in sustainability research from 不良研究所 faculty members based in the social sciences and humanities.

Solutions to sustainability challenges require much more than technological innovation, as viable plans to achieve sustainability must also address social and economic factors and conditions. For example, shifting society towards a more sustainable path will necessitate new norms, attitudes, habits, laws, economic incentives or instruments and public policies.

Classified as: Sustainability, funding
Published on: 24 Feb 2020

SPOT earns Sustainability Bronze!

The School of Physical and Occupational Therapy has been awarded the Bronze level rating for the unit, by 不良研究所's Office of Sustainability. The designation is a testament to the importance that the unit places on activities that are respectful of the three dimensions of sustainability: social, economic and environment.

Published on: 15 Jan 2020

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Published on: 19 Dec 2019

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Office Assistant C (Sustainability Projects Fund Intern)

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Published on: 13 Nov 2019

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